--- product_id: 538414193 title: "A Weekend with the ZX Spectrum" price: "AED 83" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/538414193-a-weekend-with-the-zx-spectrum store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # A Weekend with the ZX Spectrum **Price:** AED 83 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Weekend with the ZX Spectrum - **How much does it cost?** AED 83 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/538414193-a-weekend-with-the-zx-spectrum) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Having not touched a ZX Spectrum in 34 years, I suddenly got the urge to load up and play some of the games I'd not thought about for at least that long. Then, I thought, why not revisit every single game I played, in the order I played them in and record my thoughts? Well, here are those very thoughts. A journey through every ZX Spectrum game I had the pleasure/horror of spending at least a few minutes of my life engaged with. Come with me as I spend an entire weekend enjoying (or otherwise) the splendour of 'Target: Renegade', 'Skool Daze', 'Football Manager' and 'Head over Heels'. Join me (so I can use you as a kind of support mechanism) as I also step back into the nightmarish dark back-alleys of my memories by loading up 'Dragon's Lair', 'Renegade III' and 'Brian Jacks' Superstar Challenge'. There's laughter at how bad some of the games were, tears of nostalgia, unbridled joy at games like 'Chaos' and 'Laser Squad', confusion as to how some software companies managed to get us to part with the best part of a tenner for games such as 'Supergran' and sheer bewilderment at how some managed to cram so much into just 48k's. Come with me now as I lead you down a street where the house numbers are 1k, 16k, 48k and 128k. It is of course, memory lane. Join and marvel with me at the cornerstone of our childhoods and beyond - the ZX Spectrum, it all it's magnificent rubber keyed glory (and colour clash). Review: Nostalgic reviews - Ahhh those wonderful days with the Speccy. Not a bad read at all and it evoked those old feelings for bygone days. I think the author missed out on some of the best games around at the time, but that’s my opinion. I saved this for a holiday read and really enjoyed it. Review: A nostalgic/ funny read - A great step back in time to a simpler world. 80’s were just the best and as a spectrum owner back in the day I found this book enjoyable and funny. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 322,433 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 391 in Computers & Internet Humour 36,154 in History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 28 Reviews | ## Images ![A Weekend with the ZX Spectrum - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ySoJfgmaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nostalgic reviews *by A***R on 18 September 2025* Ahhh those wonderful days with the Speccy. Not a bad read at all and it evoked those old feelings for bygone days. I think the author missed out on some of the best games around at the time, but that’s my opinion. I saved this for a holiday read and really enjoyed it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A nostalgic/ funny read *by M***L on 19 May 2025* A great step back in time to a simpler world. 80’s were just the best and as a spectrum owner back in the day I found this book enjoyable and funny. ### ⭐⭐ Great book but printing quality is very poor *by S***E on 8 July 2026* A great book but the print quality is awful. The cover looks like a cheap photocopy, faded and blurred. The print quality of the text inside the book is not much better, faded and poorly printed. This is a real shame as the book is excellent but let very badly down by the poor printing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/538414193-a-weekend-with-the-zx-spectrum](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/538414193-a-weekend-with-the-zx-spectrum) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-07-10*